Jedastar Confirmed For Lightning Stakes

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Apprentice will have his first opportunity in a Group One race after being booked to ride two-year-old filly at the feather weight of 44kg in the .

Jedastar is trained by who has confirmed he plans to take up the challenge to run the juvenile in the 1000m weight-for-age sprint against older horses at Flemington on February 16.

Jedastar won at Flemington on debut against her own age and sex on January 1 over the straight 1000m-course before finishing a game second to in the for fillies last Saturday.

The last two-year-old filly to run in the Lightning Stakes was Clever Zoe, who finished second to champion sprinter Schillaci in 1993.

Boomwaa and Bugatty ran in the race in 2014 as a two-year-old gelding and colt respectively carrying 46kg, and were both unplaced.

“She is a lovely filly and I am keen to give her every chance with 44kg,” Kennewell said on Twitter.

“Chris Caserta will take the ride. Love a challenge!”

The Lightning is likely to feature a number of star sprinters including Group One-winning three-year-old filly who impressed in a jump-out win at on Friday morning.

Jedastar is a daughter of stallion , the same sire as the Kennewell-trained dual Group One-winning sprinting mare .

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